Insights into the structural, optical, thermal, dielectric, and electrical properties of PMMA/PANI loaded with graphene oxide nanoparticles

Polyaniline nanofibers (PANI NFs) was prepared by Interfacial and rapid-mixing polymerization Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) were used to examine of pure nanofibers. The structural, optical, thermal, and conductivity properties of pure blend and PNCs were studied by using FTIR, XRD, SEM, UV-Vis., DTA-TGA, and Ac conductivity measurement techniques and have been prepared using the casting method. The analysis of FT-IR reflects forming hydrogen bond between the PANI and PMMA. Also ifs confirmed the presence interaction between GO NPs with the functional groups of PMMA/ PANI matrix. The XRD data revealed the increase of amorphous domains of nanocomposites comparing to that of the pure polymer blend. The SEM indicates the uniform distribution of GO NPs on the surface of the prepared samples. From UV. Vis showed the values of optical energy gap (direct and indirect) for pure blend and nanocomposites decreases with increasing content of GO NPs. Based on DTA and TGA data, the thermal stability of all the investigated samples were improved and the activation energies were calculated. Electrical conductivity analysis indicates that the 0.9 wt % sample have a larger conductivity compared to that of prepared samples. The increase in conductivity was mainly due to the increase in mobility of charge carrier according to free-volume model.